29 h. ago What newly released videos and records reveal about the Uvalde school shooting

Anguished pleas from parents

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42 h. ago Uvalde County leaders release video, records showing response to school shooting that left 21 dead

County leaders in Uvalde, Texas, have released police body camera video and documents detailing the law enforcement response during one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history

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42 h. ago The signs Erin Patterson killed the mother she loathed: CANDACE SUTTON reveals the horrifying police suspicions hanging over the mushroom murderer that couldn't be revealed... until now

When Victoria Police investigated Erin Patterson over the mushroom poisoning deaths, they considered the possibility that she might have been a serial killer, not merely a triple-murderer.

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47 h. ago Uvalde shooter was ‘remarkable little boy’ before dark turn saw him kicked out of high school, new files reveal

Newly-released records cast light on gunman, police text messaging as the attack unfolded and its aftermath

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57 h. ago Uvalde school district releases records for 2022 classroom shooting, after legal fight over access

School district officials have released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers

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2 d. ago People who live to 100 all share a 'superhuman' ability, scientists discover... could YOU be one of them?

While healthy eating and regular exercise can boost overall health, scientists now say the secret to a long life may actually be an innate ability to delay and even avoid disease.

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2 d. ago All the foods to eat (and avoid) while breastfeeding, according to a dietitian

Human breastmilk can change depending on what mum is eating, environmental factors, and what the baby needs

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6 d. ago When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be? | Gaby Hinsliff

The virtual world can bring a kind of friendship and a kind of connection, even to the grieving. But it can also facilitate exploitation of very human needsJoaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this week was actually that of a digital ghost: an AI, trained on the teenager’s old social media posts at the request of his parents, who are using it to bolster their campaign for tougher gun controls. Like many bereaved families, they have told their child...

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8 d. ago Time Flies review – existential flight game with a bittersweet buzz

PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch; Playables/PanicClever puzzler has you freely buzzing around trying to quickly achieve all your bucket list activities while avoiding sharp or gooey life-ending hazardsThe death of a housefly is usually an unceremonious event. Within minutes of the insect’s appearance in our periphery, a tide of annoyance rises, and with the quick thwap of a swatter or rolled-up magazine, the bug is gone. Time Flies, a perception-warping bug puzzler, reimagines this inevitably short lifespan as an absurd tragedy – by providing the soon-to-perish pest with a bucket list.Over the course of roughly a minute, players freely buzz around minimalist 2D environments in an effort to make those last wishes come true. The fly’s dreams arrive as vague, far-ranging clues such as “make someone laugh”, “find God”, “start a revolution” and “get rich”, and it’s your job to ricochet around the space until you land, often literally, on a clarifying and usually funny realisation. Similar t...

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3 w. ago Triple murderer who killed mum and siblings also plotted primary school shooting

The 19-year-old murdered his mother and two younger siblings in a shooting spree

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3 w. ago Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter

A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty is arguing that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

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4 w. ago Inside Nicholas Prosper's family massacre as teen killed mum, sister and brother

Triple killer Nicholas Prosper wanted to be remembered amongst the ranks of other notorious killers by carrying out a mass shooting in a primary school after brutally murdering his own family

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4 w. ago Triple killer who plotted primary school shooting avoids whole life order after appeal

The 19-year-old murdered his mother and two younger siblings in a shooting spree

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4 w. ago Coronation Street fans say 'not the real voice' as Mick Michaelis star 'so different'

Joe Layton was heard talking about Mick Michaelis' last-ditch attempt to avoid a life behind bars in the ITV soap

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4 w. ago Court rules against giving triple killer Nicholas Prosper a whole

Nicholas Prosper is currently serving a minimum term of 49 years

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